Wow... This is a story that will take some time to really digest. If there was ever an ending I could dislike more, then I don’t want to read it!
The writing, especially the poetry, was beautiful. I was glad the story focused not only on the teenagers, but the adults too,as they tried to make sense of the tragedy.
In part, this novel is a horrifying story of how one young man’s personal trauma multiplied into the loss of so many in the small Texan town of Bliss. The novel is also the story of how one particular family refuses to let go of their son Oliver. These answers are never easy. Hope, while sometimes hard to find, is even harder to let go.
I did enjoy this book and appreciated the questions it brings to mind.
The writing, especially the poetry, was beautiful. I was glad the story focused not only on the teenagers, but the adults too,as they tried to make sense of the tragedy.
In part, this novel is a horrifying story of how one young man’s personal trauma multiplied into the loss of so many in the small Texan town of Bliss. The novel is also the story of how one particular family refuses to let go of their son Oliver. These answers are never easy. Hope, while sometimes hard to find, is even harder to let go.
I did enjoy this book and appreciated the questions it brings to mind.